Episode 23
The Race of His Life
As soon as I came to grips that they indeed killed off
Barry's father, my mind shifted to the '
Man in the Iron Mask', the person who's identity has been kept secret the entire season. This HAD to be
Henry Allen's doppelganger and sure enough, it was. What I didn't see coming was that he was in fact the original, i.e. real
Jay Garrick. That was a good twist. The final showdown between
Flash and
Zoom was thrilling to see. The big reveal when we learn of
Jay's real identity and who he was, was a nice bit of fan service to the original Flash Series. It was a hoot to see
John Wesley Shipp donning the
Flash Suit once again. So, Jay, Harrison and Jesse headed back to
Earth 2, which left me scratching my head as to just what Season 3 would serve up because it looked like they were closing the book on these 3 characters for good. But no sooner had I started trying to figure out where they could go, the final scene pretty much spelled it out with
Barry racing back in time to save his Mother's life and killing
Reverse-Flash once and for all. This is a HUGE thing for the series because it effectively erases the events of
Season 2, which is clearly shown on screen when we see
Barry vanishing. Man, I'm really pumped for
Season 3 now!!!!